Toddler OCD.

I have always been told Toddlers, especially two-year-olds, have OCD.

They like things just so.

In order, neat, tidy.

They like to do EVERYTHING themselves.

Well, Harrison has just never been like that, he was a chaos boy.

Chaos with a capital C.

All of a sudden things have changed, he has to do everything himself.

And likes everything just so.

You cant undress him, fetch anything for him, close a door even, without him demanding he does it! Because, of course, only HE knows how to do it right.

And if you should even DARE to close that door, let the tantrum begin!

Because of course only HE knows how to close a door just so.

You cant undress him, put something in the trash, or anything right now.

Its pretty funny.

From Toddler to Boy

Every time I glance at Harrison he seems to grow, in size and maturity. He has turned from Toddler to boy, and its amazing to watch the transformation.

He is speaking in paragraphs, and we have full length conversations.

He will tell you all about his day, his wants and needs.

He has a very strong will and is testing the boundaries right now, but not with tantrums, with negotiation and demands! Kind of like a hostage situation :)

He is already in 4T everything, and now a size 11 shoe. He will be in big boy shoes soon!

He dreams and day dreams, there is often an elephant of two in his room, and sometimes you'll see him day dreaming and grinning from ear to ear and mumbling and chuckling to himself!

He can navigate an iPhone and YouTube like a teen.

He doesn't much like the dark anymore, and now his imagination has gone wild, he gets scared so much more easily! He wont enter the bathroom or the playroom without the light on.

He goes for rides in his "Thomas Train". We go to the zoo and the beach, and he will tell you all about the animals he sees, and some made up ones too! Things are often called "Scary!"

His potty training took a back step when he broke his collar bone, and he started having a few more accidents. But we stuck with it, and now he isn't having them. I guess its to be expected when you train early, but I am glad I did it then, because now Allister is on the move, and into everything its hard to spend any time in the loo with Harrison, because Allister wants to get into the toilet, sink, loo roll, you name it! It would be pretty much impossible to have a potty around the house now.

He loves school, and the Gym day care. He wants to go all the time so he can play with other kids. He will love when Allister is a little older and they can play more easily together.

The other day he asked if Santa could come again, and I asked what he wanted, he said "Boys and Girls!" So cute.

His memory is scary and awesome! You can't make promises and not follow through any more, he remembers everything!

He is a loving, fun, and cheeky two-and-a -half year old, and we love him more than we could ever have imagined.

Cough Cough Puke.

Yeah- Sorry.

But that was Harrison last night! He coughed so much he threw up, poor boy.

It brings back memories from my childhood!

He has a cough which he has had for around 7 weeks, sometimes it seems a lot better, then like last night, its bad again. Yesterday we visited the doctor and she mentioned he could have mild asthma, or CVA (Cough Variant Asthma).

His coughs linger, and this isn't the first time he has been sick with coughing.

So for now we watch and wait. The doctor said his lungs sound fine, no congestion, wheezing or anything, and no infection. She also said it can be normal to have a cough for months at a time, that one I'm not sure I trust her on!

If he continues to cough like this, I shall go back and see my actual doctor this time, because coughing all night and throwing up I do not consider normal!

Also because I had Childhood Asthma (Or more likely CVA when I think back) it is much more likely the boys will have this too.

Click on the link to read more about CVA.

Happy Half Birthday!

Harrison is 2 and a half today!

He is such a different boy to just 6 months ago.

He talks so fluently, its awesome. We can have whole conversations with him, i love that.

He loves to sing, all the time! Themes tunes, songs he's heard on the radio or us playing. He picks them up so well and learns the words quickly!

He loves to make Allister laugh.

He is into his trains again, he will spend ages making train track paths, and gets so frustrated when Allister comes and crawls all over them.

He Isn't as into TV or movies right now, he prefers to play.

He loves to play make-believe. Harrison will crawl around on the floor, roar and say he is a lion! Or will cook you "Pizza" in his kitchen.

He has turned into the typical fussy eater two year old, preferring pizza and grilled cheese to pretty much everything. Veggies are not top of his list of favorite things to eat.

He is in 4T everything except trousers, but is just about to move out of those too.

He is getting to be a good helper and will help set the table, or clear his place.

He is funny, cute and adorable! We have less tantrums and more fun times.

He loves to talk on the phone, but doesn't say much!

He knows all his ABC's, although he says X twice instead of S.

He can count up to the teens, and then gets lost.

He recognizes most of his letters, numbers, shapes and colors.

He knows that Christmas is Baby Jesus birthday and will sing Happy Birthday Jesus while on the toilet ;O)

He loves to make things with blocks, puzzles and such.

He will almost always use a spoon or fork, and gets frustrated when he cant get the food to stick.

He will finally sit still for a photo opportunity and say Cheese!